Removing bike lanes will not…

Removing bike lanes will not reduce traffic congestion but instead will make the roads less safe for vulnerable road users, such as bicycle riders. Having connected sections of bicycle lanes is important to allow cyclists to commute.

I am waiting for a section of Yonge Street to have a bicycle lane so I can commute safely. I believe it is too dangerous to bicycle in a car lane, where cars often speed and do not give adequate room when passing bicycles.

It has been many years of small incremental additions to bicycle lanes but soon there will be enough connectivity to allow commuting by bicycle. This legislation destroys this connectivity.

This legislation is a great overreach by the Provincial government into Municipal affairs. Local matters should be decided by local government.

Finally, with global warming a looming issue, moving commuters to bicycles will reduce carbon footprint. This should be encouraged not discouraging as this legislation will do.